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Hannah J Davies

  • Journalist and reviewer

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Fleabag is still the best thing on TV

Let's just pray that in these strange times, she doesn't start wanking to Trump.

Hannah J Davies, Refinery 29, 4th March 2019

The grime MC-turned-TV host returns for another series of his hit talkshow, alongside Mo "The Comedian" Gilligan. Described by its producers as "Graham Norton on acid", but probably akin to a more diverse Celebrity Juice, the show hits the sweet spot between current and nostalgic - with guests ranging from Pamela Anderson to Not3s - via Narstie and Mo's daft/straight dynamic. "The thing I like about this show is it doesn't always have to work," joked series one guest Richard Ayoade, but more often than not, it does.

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 22nd February 2019

Best mates with Benedict Cumberbatch and a stalwart of daytime ITV, Judge Rob Rinder has a pretty varied backstory as it goes. Now he adds Charlie Brooker-lite to the CV, too, with this year-in-review show in which he mulls over the events of 2018 with Ed Balls, Clare Balding and more.

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 28th December 2018

Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness remake another Hollywood film in just 30 minutes, this time turning their hands to 80s classic Gremlins. Very silly, but worth it for the sight of Lemon dressed as Gizmo, complete with Yorkshire accent, and a cameo from Billy himself (Zach Galligan).

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 24th December 2018

Following YouTube antics and the odd presenting gig, the grime MC landed his own Channel 4 series earlier this year. Having been well received, he returns for a special, once again alongside comic Mo Gilligan. Expect starry cameos, although hopefully no further screen time for his buddy Ed Sheeran.

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 21st December 2018

The final episode of the frankly mundane gameshow, where celebs must win parlour games to avoid picking up the tab for dinner. 1Xtra DJ Dotty, comedian Russell Kane, actor Steve Pemberton, journalist Steph McGovern and accidental Partridge pioneer Richard Madeley take part, for their sins.

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 11th December 2018

Festive edition of the standup show where comics exchange brutal, but hysterical, barbs. Desiree Burch, Suzi Ruffell, Ed Gamble and Bobby Mair get personal - riffing on everything from dead relatives to Weinstein - while Jimmy Carr, Katherine Ryan and Jonathan Ross adjudicate alongside Santa (Nick Helm).

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 10th December 2018

New host-less gameshow in which celebs dine together and try to avoid picking up the bill by winning games. Carol Vorderman, Rylan Clark-Neal, Anton Du Beke, Ed Gamble and Ellie Taylor are this week's party of five, but the laughs are thin and there is a banal, enforced-fun feel to the whole thing.

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 6th November 2018

A London-set sadcom from the writer-director of The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Desiree Akhavan, about a lesbian (played by Akhavan) who dates men after breaking up with her girlfriend (Maxine Peake). Despite shades of Girls and other naturalistic comedies, this is very much its own impressive proposition.

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 10th October 2018

Pls Like: the comedy that catches YouTube's dark side

Liam Williams's well-observed mockumentary digs into the real-life furores surrounding vloggers like PewDiePie and Logan Paul in its daring second series

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 27th September 2018

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